Hollins College
N 37° 21.113 W 079° 56.437
17S E 593825 N 4134435
This historic marker stands at the entrance to Hollins College in Roanoke County, Virginia
Waymark Code: WM10CC
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2006
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Hollins College was founded in 1842 and is today known as, Hollins University. Hollins has been a leader in liberal arts education for women. The value of a single-sex, liberal arts education is demonstrated by the wide range of careers that Hollins graduates successfully enter. Hollins is a private university located on a beautiful 475-acre campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The university draws some 800 undergraduates from 46 states and 9 countries, more than 90% of them live on campus.
Source/Credit: Hollins University (
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The text of the marker reads:
HOLLINS COLLEGE
"First chartered college for women in Virginia, established 1842. The estate was the pioneer home of William Carvin, who settled here before 1746."